https://www.stevecrain.com.au/contact daily 0.75 2026-01-29 https://www.stevecrain.com.au/home daily 1.0 2026-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69293668ac16e9335cf88407/1768823409315-PEXXD3RA3S1KWVGBRM4A/unsplash-image-KdeqA3aTnBY.jpg https://www.stevecrain.com.au/survey daily 0.75 2026-01-29 https://www.stevecrain.com.au/musician-survey daily 0.75 2026-01-29 https://www.stevecrain.com.au/individual-musician-survey daily 0.75 2026-03-09 https://www.stevecrain.com.au/about daily 0.75 2026-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69293668ac16e9335cf88407/7bf2e618-bf89-4b2d-ac3e-0073020b1581/SteveMel_Promo_Dec17_00207.jpg About - About steve Steve Crain works with churches to develop sustainable, theologically grounded music ministries that form people, not just fill rosters. His consultancy focuses on gift stewardship, leadership development and systems that support long-term faithfulness and health. Steve has been in music ministry since his teens and in vocational music ministry since 1998. He was Music Minister at St Barnabas Anglican Church Broadway Sydney until 2025. Steve currently stewards his gifts as a volunteer at The Bridge Church Macquarie Park Sydney (where his wife Jodi serves as an Assistant Pastor), playing special events (such as CMS Summer School Band, Oxygen Conference, Jazz Church Manly Jazz Festival, video recordings for EQUIP Conference) and in his mentoring, consultancy and training service. Steve’s other musical adventures include work as a freelance guitarist playing jazz, rock, pop, and funk music. Listen to some of his jazz/groove originals with the Steve Crain Band on the album Kthwack! Click here to listen He also teaches guitar privately, and at Excelsia University College, Sydney. Steve is passionate about helping people discover their God given musical and leadership gifts and experience the way gift stewardship is a Grace-based pathway to spiritual growth for individuals and music ministries. https://www.stevecrain.com.au/sample-resource-keys daily 0.75 2026-03-19 https://www.stevecrain.com.au/services daily 0.75 2026-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69293668ac16e9335cf88407/1768823964014-PL81FK7L51ORM8J7MQ7Z/unsplash-image-MS5x3df60QA.jpg Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69293668ac16e9335cf88407/1768824085993-B9FX020I2FC9HRSHB7EP/unsplash-image-kPeREWY4dVQ.jpg Services https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69293668ac16e9335cf88407/1768876087865-6TNXHBS5F8TSM4CT7YXD/unsplash-image-6jzYgQYPIEw.jpg Services - forming a sustainable music ministry clarity. Formation. Faithful leadership. I work with churches over a 12 month season to strengthen music ministry systems, deepen culture, and develop leaders so that ministries are sustainable, theologically grounded, and life-giving. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69293668ac16e9335cf88407/1768820581690-3QV8TA25UTGADQ1KTWF7/unsplash-image-84QsznngUbk.jpg Services - The Challenge many music ministries are full of willing people - but rely on a few leaders holding everything together. 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